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The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Interfaith families often celebrate both Christmas and Hannukah during the winter season.

Interfaith Families Celebrate Holidays Uniquely

By Thomas Atkinson and Becky Wolfson January 10, 2017

Christmas carols and playing dreidel. Lighting the tree and lighting the menorah. Hanging up ornaments and blowing up a life sized menorah. For interfaith senior Victoria Hahn, this is what her Winter...

Houseparty: Changing the Way Students Video Chat

By Nora Holland, Contest Manager January 10, 2017

Have you ever sat in your room on a Saturday night because you didn’t have a way of going out, but wished there was a way you could still hang out with your friends? Introducing Houseparty, a new...

Protestors display disapproval at the #TurnOutDC rally Dec. 17.

Students Make Plans For Inauguration Week

By Sara Heimlich, Features Editor January 10, 2017

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." With...

Pictured: Heather Kirschner (bottom left) and junior Josie Weinberg (top right) pose with castmates during Ovations Theater's December performance of Spring Awakening.

CHS Students Take the Stage

By Laura Sneller, Social Media Editor January 10, 2017

The convincing acting and dazzling set of CHS plays attract many students to watch these productions, not only to support friends, but also to experience the unity of public school thespianism. However,...

Some of the highly-anticipated new emojis include a clown, an avocado, a crab, and a gorilla.

More Emojis Equal Mixed Emotions

By Vicky Gunawan, Contest Manager December 27, 2016

Apple recently released a new set of 72 emoticons (emojis) that include some of the most requested emojis such as the shrugging emoji and the avocado emoji. Emojis are constantly used when texting...

A wreath is pictured on the door of a house in Potomac, Maryland.

CHS Wreaths Pose Threat to Policies

By Eli Gordon, Production Editor December 27, 2016

Christmas wreaths were put up around CHS, on Monday Nov. 28, and they were taken down two days later. The wreaths were displayed on the outside classrooms and department and administrative office doors....

Someone uses the Uber app to call for a ride.

Uber: You must be 18 and over to ride…Or not?

By Max Kandel, Advertisements Manager December 16, 2016

Although many CHS students use Uber, they may not realize that one must be 18 in order to ride Uber unaccompanied, according to Uber's terms and conditions. Most CHS students are younger than 18 but...

Alum Elizabeth Campbell when she was a CHS student. Pictured at a news station, during mulch sales at CHS and on a San Francisco journalism trip.

Alumni Offer Advice to Current CHS Students

By Eliza Asbury, Business Manager December 5, 2016

Once CHS seniors walk out the doors of Constitution Hall, they become alumni, off to begin a new chapter of their lives. Some stick around, while others disappear completely. ‘The Observer” has taken...

Social Media sites are attempting to become a safe place for teenagers.

Teens Voice Concerns via New App Features

By Julia Lescht, Public Relations/Video Team December 5, 2016

Scrolling through your Instagram feed, you come across a particular post. The red, puffy face and tear-filled eyes, all captured in a mug shot-like selfie, followed by a long paragraph about being “done”...

Pictured is the Clarksburg Premium Outlet.

Clarksburg Premium Outlets show Montgomery Mall Competition

By Brandon Li, Circulation Manager November 14, 2016

After a year long wait, Clarksburg Premium Outlets (CPO) opened Oct, 27 in Clarksburg, MD. Located off of Interstate 270 at Exit 18, the outlet is only a 20 minute drive from CHS. This mall is convenient...

Sophomores Jetta Chen, Rebecca Hu and Caroline Wallerstedt take a hayride to the pumpkin patch at Homestead Farm. In the fall, Homestead Farm also offers several varieties of apples.

Homestead Farm Provides Plentiful Pumpkins

By Vicky Gunawan, Contest Manager November 2, 2016

Since autumn is all about candid picture-taking and pumpkin-picking, what better place is there to celebrate the season than Homestead Farm? Homestead Farm is located in Poolesville, MD. and provides...

Top left: sophomore Thomas Young; top right: sophomore Brooke Barclay; bottom left:
sophomores Emma Sumberg, Nick Wagman and Lauren Hando; bottom right: Sumberg,
Barclay and Hando.

Students Seek A Spook

By Eliza Asbury and Jenna Greenzaid November 2, 2016

Halloween creeps up once again and what else is there to do besides trick-or-treating? This year, the answer is so… much… more. As CHS students have grown older and relinquished their childhood years...

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